My wife and I share love of the various kinds of progressive music, and then we each have our own preferences and particular likes and dislikes. So we both like classic and modern prog rock, metal and some avantgarde/jazz and also classical music; and then she likes a lot of 80s' pop (so do I to an extent) and lots of Israeli music (since she's from there) and so do I to an extent. So it's nice to have someone to share this passion for music, but it's not essential for me, since the enjoyment of music for me, is a personal solitary issue. I understand very well that it is vastly different to a lot of other people, as is evident from your post. 

Since I have no friends, there's not much in way of having friends with similar tastes.

However; 

Listening to music for me is a solitary experience. I don't want to share the actual listening experience, I prefer to be alone (perhaps this is why I don't like live shows). I don't need anyone around me to share it. 

It's nice when I meet someone with similar tastes, but it ends there for me. I met a few like-minded people where I work and in some shows, but being the person that I am, I didn't find a mutual language (not music-wise, just to be able to communicate on the same wave-length), so it didn't go beyond the shallow discussion of our favourite bands. 

And I don't miss or regret this lack of someone to share it with. 

The only place where I actively try to communicate, interestingly, is online, where I post about the music I like etc. 

But again, it's not so much to make a social contact, as to spread the word about a band/album etc.

 

I mean, its cool to listen to albums with someone else. But alone is all good in my book too. Its just nice to have someone to talk about it with. Which is an advantage of this site, as others have said above.

 

My family is split. My daughter (23) is all day long into Country, Lady Gaga and hiphop. My oldest son (21) is into screamo/emo, Bullet/Valentine, blessthefall, Atreyu. He also likes going to hear local screamo bands, high school bands mostly...He does like Coheed and Maiden, Dream Theater has his interest but nothing serious yet.

My youngest son (11), I am trying to mold into my succesor....he likes Maiden, Rush and some Dream Theater...he asks questions about other stuff I listen to, I am taking it slow with this paduwan.

My wife likes jazz, dixieland, cajun and pop like Celine Dion, Mariah Carey......She does like Rush, The Who, Gilmour, PF and some Genesis. I try to expose her to other stuff on youtube, really just so she knows what I am listening to. I think once we see Porcupine Tree live she will like them more.....we all saw Maiden and DT this past June and everyone had a great time, last time my wife saw Maiden was 1985. Bruce's onstage antics makes her laugh.

 

I get zero grief from anyone in the house about my musical tastes, and I have played a lot of prog at house parties with no backlash....

 

 

 

Most of the time, people just play all the music at random, but a few have made lists of prog (Pink Floyd, Nightwish, etc.) to 'help their mood' while they are painting.

 

WE should have definitely hung out last night